1. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: Construction of a pretest diagnostic score derived from the analysis of a prospective multinational database, with internal validation.
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Tardy-Poncet B, de Maistre E, Pouplard C, Presles E, Alhenc-Gelas M, Lasne D, Horellou MH, Mouton C, Serre-Sapin A, Bauters A, Nguyen P, Mullier F, Perrin J, Le Gal G, Morange PE, Grunebaum L, Lillo-Le Louet A, Elalamy I, Gruel Y, Greinacher A, Lecompte T, and Tardy B
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- Anticoagulants adverse effects, Humans, Platelet Count, Prospective Studies, Heparin adverse effects, Thrombocytopenia chemically induced, Thrombocytopenia diagnosis, Thrombocytopenia epidemiology
- Abstract
Background: Diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) requires pretest probability assessment and dedicated laboratory assays., Objective: To develop a pretest score for HIT., Design: Observational; analysis of prospectively collected data of hospitalized patients suspected with HIT (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00748839)., Setting: Thirty-one tertiary hospitals in France, Switzerland, and Belgium., Patients: Patients tested for HIT antibodies (2280 evaluable), randomly allocated to derivation and validation cohorts., Measurements: Independent adjudicators diagnosed HIT based on the prospectively collected data and serotonin release assay results., Results: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia was diagnosed in 234 (14.7%) and 99 (14.5%) patients in the two cohorts. Eight features were associated with HIT (in brackets, points assigned for score calculation of the score): unfractionated heparin (1); therapeutic-dose heparin (1); cardiopulmonary bypass (cardiac surgery) (2); major trauma (3); 5- to 21-day interval from anticoagulation initiation to suspicion of HIT (4); ≥40% decrease in platelet count over ≤6 days (3); thrombotic event, arterial (3) or venous (3). The C-statistic was 0.79 (95% CI, 0.76-0.82). In the validation cohort, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.77 (95% CI, 0.74-0.80). Three groups of scores were defined; HIT prevalence reached almost 30% in the high-probability group., Limitation: The performance of the score may depend on settings and practices., Conclusion: The objective, easy-to-collect, clinical features of HIT we evidenced were incorporated into a pretest score, which may guide clinical decisions regarding diagnostic testing and anticoagulation., (© 2021 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.)
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- 2021
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